The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国大陆网友对蔡英文当选的讨论被赶到了微信里 (Mainland Chinese netizens’ discussion of Tsai Ing-wen’s election forced to go on Weixin)
Radio France Internationale, January 17, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160117-中国大陆网友对蔡英文当选的讨论被赶到了微信里

Why Google quit China—and why it’s heading back
The Atlantic, January 19, 2016
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/why-google-quit-china-and-why-its-heading-back/424482/